Combination broom and scraper.



J. S. BENDER.

COMBINATION BROOM AND SGRAPER.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Invenior: Jami Sflerzier,

position, as shown in Fig. 2. \Vings 5 ex- JACOB S. BENDER, OF KANSASCITY, MISSOURI.

COMBINATION BROOM AND SCRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Application filed December 28, 1908. Serial No. 489,533.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB S. BENDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Broomsand Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combination broom and scraper, and my objectis to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character which isparticularly adapted to cleaning streets.

-A further object is to combine the broom and scraper'in such a mannerthat they will cooperate in preventing dust and paper, being gatheredthereby, from blowing upwardly from the scraper or the broom.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear and in order thatit may be fully understood, reference will now be made to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a side view of the device with the broom occupyingan operative position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device with thescraper in its operative position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail,perspective view of the device, with its handle removed. In carrying outthe invention, I employ a broom provided with a rectangular back portion1, and bristles 2 projecting from the underside of said back. Back 1 isreinforced by a scraper made preferably of sheet-metal, and comprising aback portion 3 engaging the back portion 1 of the broom, side portions4: integral with back portion 3 andengaging the sides of back 1, andoppositely-extending wings 5, integral with the lower portion of sides4, and having downwardly curved terminals 6, either of which is adaptedto engage the surface of the street when the broom is held in ahorizontal tend outwardly in a horizontal plane from 1 sides 4 and theirends are bent downward l to a vertical position parallel to sides -'l,Eso that when either scraper is in operation the bristles of the broomwill PIOJGCt forward in a horizontal plane, as shown in Fig. 2.

Back 1 of the broom has two oppositelydiverging sockets 7 for thereception of a handle 8, whereby the device may be operated, the scraperback 3 having openings 9 which register with sockets 7 for the pas-'sage of the lower end of handle 8, hence when the terminal of one of thewings wears oit', from contact with the surface of the street, thedevice may be reversed to bring the terminal of the other wing inoperation.

The scraper portion of the device not only reinforces the broom back 1,but it also prevents dust being gathered by the broom from blowingupward. Likewise, when the scraper is in operation, as shown in Fig. '2,the bristles of the broom projecting forwardly over the lower wing 4t,cooperates with the same by preventing dust and paper from blowingupwardly therefrom.

By combining a broom and scraper in the manner above described, it isobvious that great efliciency as well as a saving of time is effected incleaning streets, and by making the device reversible,.its life, ofcourse, is greatly prolonged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A device of the character described, consisting of a broom having arectangular back provided with diverging sockets. a

handle-adapted to be inserted into either broom, for the purpose setforth and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my sgnature, 1n the presence of twowitnesses.

JACOB s. BENDER.

\Vitnesses F. G. FISCHER, M. Cox.

